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A podcast all about ska music, talking about ska, interviewing bands, and keeping you up to date on new music & events in the ska community!
On The Upbeat hosts On The Upbeat, a music show with 301 episodes published.
This week Harry Katz from Harry Katz and The Pistachios joins us. We first tell you some interesting music facts and Harry tells you how he got into music. Harry tells us about the early days of the band and we listen to
This week Callyn and Mike from The Wavebirds join us. First, we discuss what video games are the most ska. Callyn and Mike talk about the writing and recording of the band’s new album. They tell us about the album’s art
This week Evan Worhman from Hooray For Our Side joins us. We discuss side projects of ska bands. Evan talks about getting into music and we listen to the band’s latest song, Better Off Gone. Evan and Anthony go head to h
This Week Sara Rose and John from Bounce House Ska join us. We discuss the band’s history, their song writing process, playing in California for the first time and the Arizona ska scene. We also talk about what makes for
This week D-Ray and Greg from Bad Operation join us. We discuss what it takes to build a ska community, life on the road, the band’s new record, Spotify and the pressure of making your sophomore record. We of course give
This week Harrison Nida from Victory Kid join us. We discuss ska life highlights, the band’s new album, Fortnite, the music industry and we listen to Escape Our Fate by Victory Kid. We also give you Ska News and our Ska
This week Neil and Drew from Late For Life join us. We talk about a band’s most popular song vs their best song. Late For Life discusses how they pick the shows they play, the San Diego music scene and we listen to the b
Suburban Legends return! Brian and Vince join us to talk about the band’s upcoming UK tour. We also discuss life on the road, getting hit by horns, time zones, closing of legendary venues and fan interactions. All this a
This week Brian and Jacob from Ghost Tones join us. We discuss ska music videos, how Ghost Tones got started, the bands writing process, the Connecticut ska scene and we his to a song of their new EP, Plague/Curse. All t
This week we caught up with the Bad Time Records Tour as it stops by in Orange County, California. We talk with Tara from Half Past Two, Dominic from Bad Operation and Mike and Drew from Kill Lincoln. We talk about life
This week Michi and Mike from Mega Infinity join us to discuss their new album, Harmonic Convergence. We also breakdown what cartoons are the most ska. We talk about the ever changing music industry and we listen to thei
This week Zach and Nate from Sorry Sweetheart join us. We discuss the band’s beginnings and their journey to their new album. We talk about song writing, recording, horn solos and song titles. We listen to their song 20
This week Eric and Heather join us to discuss Pioneer Valley Ska Festival 3. We learn the history behind the festival and what goes into making it happen. We also learn about Heather’s band , Futon Lasagna and we listen
This week James White (Jimmy Jam) from Left Alone joins us. First, we discuss nicknames and favorite baselines in ska/ska punk. James tells us about getting in to playing bass and joining Left Alone. We talk about the ba
This week we talk to Dallas’ own Set The Tone! Nick and Dustin join Matt and Anthony to chat about our favorite closing songs on ska album, the Dallas ska scene, the push and pull of writing music with trained and untrai
This week Nat and Becky from The Iron Roses join us. First we discuss problem solving in the ska scene. Next Becky and Nat tell us how their two person vocals came to be. They also discuss early days of the band and the
This week Heather and Tom from Pink Slip join us. First we discuss what kind of pizza is the most ska. We also learn Heather and Tom’s journey into music and how Pink Slip got started. We listen to the band’s latest sing
This week Sean and Ben from The Taj Motel Trio join us. We discuss the ska records we know all the words to and we learn the band’s history. We also discover the story behind the bands name and we listen to their new son
This week Josue and Luis from Los Domingueros join us. First, we share what makes us happy. Josue and Luis talk about the band’s history and their musical influences. We discuss Latin Ska and the Albuquerque, New Mexico
This week music reviewer and ska fan, Dane Jackson, joins us. We learn about Dane’s history with ska music and what lead to him to doing music reviews. Dane tells us what he liked in 2025 and we talk about what we are lo
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